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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "VIRGIN SKY" <v_skypromotion@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:08:25 +0000
Subject: VIRGIN SKY PROMOTION WINNERS!!!
--VIRGIN SKY PROMOTIONS
Broadoak Road Wythenshawe
Manchester M22 9PL
United Kingdom (UK).
PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: IML/57721/XVA.
BATCH: 581-FC7-17-Mega.
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
5th of December 2005, of winners of VIRGIN SKY
PROMOTIONS held on the 30th November 2005 as part of
our second quarter of the year bonanza.
Your name, attached to ticket number
077-8706-4612-200, with serial number 76201-11 drew
the lucky numbers 49-70-72-24-32-45,and consequently
won the lottery in category B.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of
€3,000,000.00(THREE MILLION EURO) in cash credited to
file REF:IML/57721/XVA. This is from total prize money
of €9,000,000.00 (NINE MILLION EURO) shared among 3
winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computerized
email selection system(ESS) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents
of the world as part our International Promotions
Program,which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts
by participants of this
program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes €50,000,000
International Lottery. To begin your claim, please
contact your prize money redemption officer
Mr. Robert Ferdinard
CLAIMS AGENT
Email: Virgin_Claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designatedaccount of your choice.
When you contact him, please provide him with your
Full Name, Telephone,Email, secret batch number
581-FC7-17-Mega and your reference number
IML/57721/XVA. Congratulations again from all our
staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.
Sincerely,
Mrs: Julie Smart.
The Promotions Manager,
VIRGIN SKY PROMOTIONS
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.
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